UVI Bulletin Board Dec. 3, 2012

UVI's Golden Jubilee spotlight now turns to St. Croix, which
marks the conclusion of a year of 50th anniversary
events and activities with a Golden Gala at the Divi Carina Bay
Beach Resort Hotel and Casino on Saturday, Dec. 8. The evening is
billed as "A Grand Affair to End the Year." St. Croix Golden Gala
Committee Volunteer Co-Chairperson Ann-Merrie Hendrickson said that
tickets, which are $85, are available through Tuesday, Dec. 4, at
the UVI Bookstore and from committee members. XPress Band will
provide the entertainment.

As on St. Thomas, a highlight of the evening on St. Croix will
be the silent auction. Hendrickson said that the silent auctions
provide an opportunity for attendees to get holiday gifts. Items
gathered for auction include jewelry, day trips, on- and off-island
hotel stays, ladies gift sets, household electronics, paintings and
wood carvings. The evening begins with the auction during cocktail
hour from 6 to 7 p.m. For more information contact Hendrickson at
(340) 692-4010.

The St. Croix Gala follows the Gala on St. Thomas, held
Saturday, Dec. 1, at Marriott's Frenchman's Reef Resort. UVI
students, alumni, faculty, staff, friends and supporters closed out
the 50th Anniversary activities on St. Thomas in grand
style with a sold-out evening of mingling, a silent auction, dining
and dancing.

"We are truly excited to host these high-end events where
members of the community can celebrate with the UVI family," said
St. Thomas Golden Gala Committee Volunteer Co-Chairperson
Jacqueline Sprauve. "We have had a fabulous year celebrating the
milestone that is UVI's 50th Anniversary. We wanted to end the year
in a grand fashion where everyone can dress in their finest, have a
good time and welcome the holiday season," Sprauve continued.
"Galas on St. Thomas and St. Croix mean that everyone can come
celebrate with us." The formal events are also designed as fund
raisers to establish a Golden Jubilee Scholarship.

UVI 50th Anniversary Christmas Concert Set for Dec. 8,
at the Reichhold Center

The UVI Music Department and the Reichhold Center for the Arts
will present the Golden 50th Anniversary Christmas Concert at 8
p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8. The show will include the UVI Concert
Band and Concert Choir, the UVI Jazz Ensemble and the Steel Pan
Ensemble. Ticket - $20 for adults, $15 for students, and $10 for
seniors - are available at the Reichhold Center Box Office, the UVI
Bookstore, VI Bridal and Tuxedo, Nora's Beauty Palace and the
Dockside Bookstore. This will be UVI Professor Austin A. Venzen's
Farewell Concert.

Since announcing plans to create UVI 50th Anniversary Time
Capsules on both campuses, many suggestions and some forwarded
items have been received. The Time Capsule Subcommittee of the
Golden Jubilee Committee is again asking members of the University
community to submit items for inclusion in each time capsule. "The
sky is the limit on what can be placed in the time capsule," said
Subcommittee Chair Raquel Silver. "Be imaginative." The time
capsules will be capped in 2013, not to be opened for 50 years - in
2062.

The committee is also seeking letters from students, staff,
faculty and alumni describing what they think UVI will be like in
50 years. Please submit items and/or letters for inclusion in the
time capsules by Dec.14, 2012, to Raquel Silver at rsantia@live.uvi.edu or call
(340) 692- 4061.

New Development Staffer to Build Corporate and
Foundation Program

Richard Cleaver has been selected as the director of Corporate,
Foundation and Government Relations at the University of the Virgin
Islands. Filling this new position designed to increase
philanthropic giving to UVI, Cleaver will be responsible for
designing, implementing and managing plans for increasing UVI's
funding from local, regional, and national-based institutional
sources.

"We are delighted to have recruited Mr. Cleaver to join UVI's
Development Office. Building a corporate and foundation program is
one of our key strategies for securing additional philanthropic
support for UVI's academic programs, special initiatives, and
capital projects," said Dionne V. Jackson, vice-president for
Institutional Advancement at UVI. "Mr. Cleaver brings to UVI many
years of experience in this field and intimate knowledge of
potential partners," Jackson continued. "Mr. Cleaver has an
impressive track record of attracting six-figure gifts for higher
education institutions," she added.

Charles Leonard and Nathaniel Tuitt were honored as the 2012
crop and livestock farmers of the year, respectively, at the St.
Thomas/St. John Agriculture and Food Fair held on the grounds of
UVI's Reichhold Center for the Arts. This year's theme was
"Agriculture: Key to Improving Our Economy."

The two, long-time St. Thomas farmers headlined the list of
other competition winners. Their selection was announced during the
Fair's opening ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 3. The annual Fair, which
continued through Nov. 4, featured tempting displays of some of the
best locally produced fresh produce, plants, arts and crafts, and
specialty products. With most of that available for sale, fairgoers
eagerly took the opportunity to re-stock their pantries and buy
early holiday gifts.

A news release, with a photograph of the ribbon-cutting ceremony
that opened the fair, is available from the UVI homepage - http://www.uvi.edu
- and from this direct link.

CES Offers Free Workshop on Holiday Baking on St. Croix
on Dec. 5-6

The 4-H/Family and Consumer Sciences Program of UVI's
Cooperative Extension Services will conduct free workshops on
making sweet breads and fruit cakes on St. Croix, on Dec. 5 and
6.

Sweet bread baking will be featured on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in two
sessions running from 9 a.m. to noon and again from 1 to 4 p.m. One
workshop on baking fruit cakes is slated on Thursday, Dec. 6, from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All workshops take place in Room 134 of the UVI
Research and Extension Center on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St.
Croix.

UVI's Office of Institutional Research and Planning is sharing a
National Survey Student Engagement (NSSE) news release titled:
"Financial Stress Affects Academics for College Students, Survey
Finds" with the University community. The release details findings
from a new report - "Promoting Student Learning and Institutional
Improvement Lessons from NSSE at 13" - Annual Results 2012. While
UVI did not participate in the 2012 survey, Institutional Research
is preparing to administer the NSSE in the spring of 2013. The news
release is available from this direct link Institutional Research
communities section of the myCampus portal - NSSE News
Release. The full report is also available from the
NSSE website at http://nsse.iub.edu.

Fall Edition of VIUCEDD Newsletter 'HARAMBEE' Available
Online

The fall edition of "HARAMBEE," the Virgin Islands University
Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VIUCEDD)
newsletter has been published and is available to the general
public. The 12-page newsletter is packed with photos and articles
covering events such as the 9th Annual Voices that Count
conference, the 5th Annual Autism conference and the Best
Beginnings conference. Also featured is a look at "New Faces at
VIUCEDD."

To view "HARAMBEE," visit the VIUCEDD website - http://www.viucedd.org/ - and
select the Documents button to download the complete newsletter.
For more information contact Sandra Pierre-Louis at (340)
692-4266.

Human Resources Office New Hires/Separations List
Available for November 2012

The UVI Human Resources Department has released the University's
New Hires, Promotions and Separations report for Nov. 1-30, 2012.
The list is available to the UVI community via the HR Document
Library on the HR/Benefits page of UVI's myCampus web portal -
http://mycampus.uvi.edu - and from this direct
link.

UVI Today... Recent Photo Blog Updates...

To view the latest entries to the "UVI Today..." photo blog,
click on the Blogger button in the social media links at the top,
right of any page in the UVI website or on the direct links
below.

We Are UVI Contribution for Dec. 2 ... This
submission was posted Sunday, Dec. 2, to UVI's Golden Jubilee Blog.
It joins more than 50 other stories from other individuals with
close ties to the University. We Are
UVI

2012 STT/STJ Ag and Food Fair Views ... Charles
Leonard and Nathaniel Tuitt topped the list of winners at the fair
as the 2012 crop and livestock farmers of the year, respectively.
The St. Thomas/St. John Agriculture and Food Fair held this month
on the grounds of UVI's Reichhold Center for the Arts.
Fair
Views

Do You Know This Week's 'We Are UVI' Contributor?

To see photos of this week's "We Are UVI"
contributor, and to read her story, visit http://weareuvi.blogspot.com.
"We Are UVI" is our Golden Jubilee blog. It features people sharing
CVI/UVI stories from the past 50 years. A new submission is added
each week. This one was posted Sunday, Dec. 2.

GERS to Hold Town Hall Meetings Set to Discuss System
Reform Initiatives

The Government Employees' Retirement System is hosting Town Hall
Meetings to discuss GERS Reform Initiatives and other matters of
concern to members. The next meeting is slated for 5:30 to 8:30
p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Windward Passage Hotel on St.
Thomas

GERS members and the general public are invited and encouraged
to attend as vital information about the future of the retirement
system will be discussed. Members will also have an opportunity to
share their concerns and dialog with panelist. For more
information, call (340) 776-7703 and ask for the Public Information
and Communications Unit.

Rev. Jennie Alvarez to Speak at Dec. 6 CSAP 'Gathering'
on Dec. 6 on St. Thomas

UVI's Center for the Study of Spirituality and Professionalism
(CSAP) invites members of the UVI community to a "Gathering" from
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6. The session takes place
on the patio of the Administration and Conference Center on the St.
Thomas campus.

Rev. Jennie Alvarez, a certified relationship enhancement
counselor, will speak on the topic "Transforming Relationships with
Compassionate Communication." Rev. Alvarez is an ordained
ministerial counselor from the Spiritual Church, Pathways of Light,
a mediator for dispute resolution, and a certified yoga teacher.
She is the co-founder for Heart and Soul Unions, Bliss Events, and
the non-profit Ananda Nilayam, Center for Conscious Living. She
also works with couples to improve communication skills that build
trust, understanding, compassion and unconditional love.

Participants should bring their lunch and indicate their
intention to participate by calling Wendy Coram at (340) 693-1499
or sending email to wendy.coram@live.uvi.edu.

7th Annual Woodworkers Expo Sessions Slated for St.
Thomas, Dec. 7-9 and St. John Dec. 14-16

UVI's Cooperative Extension Service will hold the seventh annual
Virgin Islands' Woodworkers' Expo at Tutu Park Mall on St. Thomas
from Dec. 7 to 9. The Expo will feature the works by members of the
St. Croix Wood Artists, Inc. and the St. Thomas/St. John
Woodworkers Society. The expo opens at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7,
and at 10 a.m. on Dec. 8 and 9. The Expo offers an opportunity to
view and purchase exquisite quality work by some of the finest
woodworkers anywhere. There will also be demonstrations by master
woodworkers.

Individuals who are not members of the woodworker groups may
also apply to join exhibit and sell locally made wood products at
the Cooperative Extension Service on St. Thomas. The fee for a
space at the Expo is $50 per day.

A second session for the 2012 Expo is scheduled on St. John for
Dec. 14 to 16. The St. John expo - with works by the same St. Croix
and St. Thomas/St. John groups - is planned at the Market Place in
Cruz Bay. It will open at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14, and at 10 a.m.
on Dec. 15 and 16. Pieces will be available for sale and
demonstrations by master woodworkers are planned.

For more information, contact Carlos Robles at (340) 693-1083 or
692-1080. The Woodworkers' Expo is sponsored by UVI Cooperative
Extension Service in partnership with the V.I. Council on the Arts
and the National Endowment for the Arts, the V.I. Department of
Tourism and Tutu Park Mall.

VIUCEDD, Community Groups Offer Workshop for Parents of
Children with Behavioral Problems

Parents of children who are exhibiting behavioral problems are
invited to workshops titled "The Magic Wand of Positive
Consequences" on St. Thomas and St. Croix. The workshops, sponsored
by community groups and UVI's Center for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities (VIUCEDD), are free and offered as a
community service event. They take place on Monday, Dec. 10, on St.
Thomas, and on Wednesday, Dec. 12, on St. Croix. The sessions are
designed to help parents and caregivers understand while the child
is misbehaving and to provide steps they can take to improve the
behavior. The presenter is Dr. Candace Baker, a professor of Autism
Interventions and Positive Behavioral Supports at Texas A&M
International University in Laredo Texas.

The St. Thomas workshop runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 10,
at the Head Start conference room at the Sugar Estate Complex. To
register on St. Thomas call 776-9200 ext. 2334. The St. Croix
session is slated for 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 12, at the Great
Hall on UVI's Albert A. Sheen Campus. To register on St. Croix call
(340) 292-4266. Accommodations for special services, such as Sign
Language Interpreters should be requested in advance.

Joining VIUCEDD in sponsoring the workshops are the Disability
Rights Center of the Virgin Islands and the Inter-Island Parent
Coalition for Change.

UVI faculty and staff interested in managing their department's
section of the UVI website are invited to the Website Content
Contributors' Training slated for Dec. 12 on St. Thomas.
Participants must RSVP at least one week before the training. The
Trainings will be held as follows.

Details on what the training entails are available from this
direct link.
Interested persons should RSVP to UVI Webmaster Moneca Pinkett, in
the UVI Public Relations Office on the St. Thomas campus, via
e-mail at mpinket@uvi.edu.

Academic
Notes...

Final Exams Scheduled for Dec. 4-10 at UVI

Final exams for UVI fall semester students are scheduled for
Dec. 4-10. During this period, other student activities are not
scheduled.

Mathematics for Secondary Teachers Program Applications
Deadline Set Dec. 7

The next cohort for UVI Masters of Arts in Mathematics for
Secondary Teachers (MMAT) Program is scheduled to begin classes on
Jan. 14, 2013. Applications should be submitted to UVI's Admissions
Office by Dec. 7, 2012. UVI Graduate Application Forms are
available from the UVI Admissions homepage http://admissions.uvi.edu
and from these direct links:

Information on program requirements, etc. is available from the
UVI School of Mathematics and Science homepage - http://stem.uvi.edu
- and from MMAT Program Director Dr. Vanere Goodwin at vgoodwi@uvi.edu.

Math and English Placement Testing Set for Dec. 8 on
Both Campuses

The University of the Virgin Islands will conduct student
placement testing in math and English for the Spring 2013 semester
on Dec. 8, 2012, on both campuses. The tests are computer-based and
are administered simultaneously. Admitted students should bring a
picture ID and SAT or ACT scores, if possible. Calculators will not
be permitted on the math placement test. A math test preparation
guide is available at this link: http://bit.ly/taGZ6q. Reading and
writing sample tests can be found at www.accuplacer.org - use the
"Information For Students" button.

St. Thomas Campus

Tests: English and Math

Date: Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012

Place:
English testing is in the Classroom Administration Building (CAB)
computer lab, room 103.
Math testing is in the Center for Student Success (CSS) computer
lab, room CAB 123.

Time: Registration at 9:30 a.m. Tests begin at 10 a.m.

Albert A. Sheen Campus - St. Croix

Tests: English and Math

Date: Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012

Place:
English testing is in the Northwest Wing, room 131.
Math testing is in the Northwest Wing, room 133.

Time: Registration at 9:30 a.m. Tests begin at 10 a.m.

Spring and Summer Online Registration for Continuing UVI
Students Underway

Continuing UVI students can now register online, via Banweb, for
spring and summer 2013 courses. Registration for spring classes
continues through Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, for spring. Summer
registration will continue up to the start of those sessions.
Students are reminded that they must first meet with their academic
advisors to prepare individual schedules, and obtain an alternate
PIN, which they will need to access Banweb. To find out the name of
their advisor, students should contact the office of the dean of
their school or college, or the Office of the Registrar, or the
Associate Registrar (registrar@uvi.edu). Further details
are available from the Registrar's section of the UVI website -
http://www.uvi.edu - or this direct link
Registrar
Home Page.

Computer Literacy Exam Testing Schedule Available
Online

The schedule for the upcoming Computer Literacy Exams (CLE) at
UVI is now available. Students must register for the CLE via
Banweb. The examination is online, and will be administered via
Blackboard. All sections of the CLE must be completed and passed in
order to receive a passing grade. Students must bring current photo
ID to the testing room for verification.

For a full list of exam dates visit the Registrar's page on the
UVI website www.uvi.edu or this direct link. For
assistance with web registration contact the Registrar's Office at
(340) 692-4103/4158 on St. Croix or (340) 693-1160 on St. Thomas.
Direct other questions to Dr. Tonjia Coverdale at tcoverd@uvi.edu or (340) 693-1523.

SBDC
Notes...

SBDC Workshop on Starting a Business in the Virgin
Islands Set for Dec. 8 on St. Croix

The Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center (VI SBDC)
will conduct a workshop on hot to start a small business in the
Virgin Islands from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the
SBDC Training Facility at the Sion Farm Shopping Center on St.
Croix. The session opens with a discussion of why businesses
succeed or fail. Other topics include what it takes to be an
entrepreneur, writing a business plan, legal structure options,
state and local rules, regulations and licensing requirements,
marketing, cash flow projections and record keeping. A similar
workshop was held on St. Thomas on Nov. 30.

Workshop admission is $10. Registration is available on the VI
SBDC website at www.sbdcvi.org
or by calling the St. Croix Service Center at (340) 692-5270.

SBDC Offers Workshop on Government Procurement Process
on Dec. 11

The next Procurement Luncheon Workshop in a series offered by
the VI Small Business Development Center (VI SBDC), covering the
U.S. Small Business Administration's role in the procurement
process and available loan programs," is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11. On St. Croix it will be held at the UVI
Albert A. Sheen Campus in the Cooperative Extension Service Room
133. The workshop will be video conferenced to the first-floor
conference room in the UVI Administration and Conference Center on
St. Thomas. The session is designed to provide business owners with
information vital for doing business with federal and local
governments and securing government contracts for a variety of
products and services. The workshop series topics are coordinated
by VI SBDC Procurement Consultant Dr. Anita Roberts.

Admission is $20. A light lunch is included. Preregistration is
required. Registration is available from the VI SBDC website at
www.sbdcvi.org or by calling the
St. Thomas/St. John Service Center at (340) 776-3206 or the St.
Croix Service Center at (340) 692-5270.